Alec Benjamin - Dopamine Addict

There's a path inside my brain that moves faster than light
An ancient guardian keeping watch through the night
Before I even know what I've seen or heard
My body's already speaking without a word
My heart starts racing, muscles pulling tight
Eyes gone wide in the middle of the light
The alarm is ringing but I don't know why
All I know is I'm ready to run or fight

It's the low road, the quick road, the road I didn't choose
My body wrote the story before I read the news
But between the fear that fires and the action that I take
There's a moment, there's a space, there's a choice that I can make

My amygdala's been working since the ancient days
When every shadow could end us in a hundred ways
It labels danger faster than my mind can see
Trying to protect the fragile human me
But here's the thing that changes everything I know
That first alarm doesn't mean I have to go
I can feel my heart pounding, feel my breathing change
And still ask softly: is this fear real or strange?

It's the low road, the quick road, the road I didn't choose
My body wrote the story before I read the news
But between the fear that fires and the action that I take
There's a moment, there's a space, there's a choice that I can make

The alarm can ring
I can let it sing
I can thank it for trying to keep me safe
But I don't have to run from everything
The gap between reaction and reality
That's where I find my power, that's where I am free

It's the low road, the quick road, but now I understand
This ancient frightened part of me is just trying to take my hand
And between the fear that fires and the story that it makes
There's a moment, there's a breath, there's a choice that's mine to take

There's a frontier that I'm standing on
Between the fear and me
And knowing how the low road works
Has finally set me free

Low Road [free download]

Proud to announce my first headline shows in NYC & LA ... tickets are on-sale now:
8/14 - Baby's All Right (Brooklyn): bit.ly/AB_NY_1
8/23 - The Echo (Los Angeles): bit.ly/AB_LA_1

This is a story about a friend that I built. He died. I hope it makes you feel something. 

Love. Alec.

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my new single “Death of a Hero” is available now .. https://lnk.to/DeathOfAHeroso 

this song is a story about one of my heroes who really let me down .. 

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Death of a Hero

Alec Benjamin - Narrated For You available now https://lnk.to/NarratedForYouSo

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